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PROJECT 01 : A STUDY ON TRAFFIC NOISE IMPACT ON BIRD POPULATION IN KINABALU NATIONAL PARK
Kinabalu Park known as one of the World Heritage sites harbor diverse species of birds including those that are endemic to Borneo mountain ecosystem of which, making this site famous for bird-watching activity. Therefore, with the arising concern on the impact of traffic noise towards the bird population, this project was initiated and manage by our team member Ms. Auddrey Ambrose in an effort to assist the Sabah Park management in policy making to ensure sustainable management of the Kinabalu Park conservation area.
Photo 1 Bird Survey in the early morning:
Ms. Auddrey Ambrose conducts the bird survey in the early morning around the Kinabalu National Park area.
Photo 2 Noise Mapping Survey:
Ms. Auddrey Ambrose uses a sound level meter to measure the traffic noise that is produced from the vehicles in Kinabalu National Park
Photo 3 Indigo Flycatcher found in Kinabalu National Park
Wildife Sentinel is grateful to Prof. Dr. Baba Musta, the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah for giving us scientific support for the research on the traffic noise impact on bird population at Kinabalu National Park
Wildlife Sentinels is thankful to the Sabah Park Board of Trustees for giving our research team permission to conduct the study on the traffic noise impact on bird population and the authority in Kinabalu National Park. Our gratitude also goes to Mdm. Rimi Repin (the Deputy Director of Sabah Park for Research and Education) for her support in this project.
Wildlife Sentinels is very grateful to National Geographic Society for supporting our study on the impact of traffic noise on bird population in Kinabalu Park
